http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/ 2009-01-07T20:28:56Z http://www.influxinsights.com/blog/article/1609/world-cyber-games--the-challenges-of-the-athlete.html In case you weren't aware, the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.worldcybergames.com/6th/main.asp">World Cyber Games </a>in Seattle just finished this Sunday, it's basically the Olympics of video games with competitions in Warcraft, Gears of War, Project Gotham Racing and more. In these games, contestants represent their countries. The tournament ended with USA on top of the medals table, followed by Brazil and South Korea.&nbsp; <br><br>Here's a great interview with Geoff Robinson, a Team USA cyber athlete, who plays Starcraft for his country and claims his biggest challenges are getting his roomate to pay the internet bill and finding six hours a day to practice. <br><br>Sadly, the interview is cut a little early, just when Geoff starts to explain how he managed to take advantage of his dad's business trip to travel to a tournament.<br><br><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ysDee2FQHvA"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ysDee2FQHvA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br><br><br>Posted by Ed Cotton Influx Insights 2007-10-08T11:32:19Z